Getting funds to or from a terrorist organisation
102.6 Getting funds to or from a terrorist organisation
A person commits an offence if:
the person intentionally receives funds from, or makes funds available to, an organisation (whether directly or indirectly); and
the organisation is a terrorist organisation; and
the person knows the organisation is a terrorist organisation.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 25 years.
A person commits an offence if:
the person intentionally receives funds from, or makes funds available to, an organisation (whether directly or indirectly); and
the organisation is a terrorist organisation; and
the person is reckless as to whether the organisation is a terrorist organisation.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.
Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the person’s receipt of funds from the organisation if the person proves that he or she received the funds solely for the purpose of the provision of:
legal representation for a person in proceedings relating to this Division; or
assistance to the organisation for it to comply with a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory.
Note—
A defendant bears a legal burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3) (see section 13.4).
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